June 2016 – EUROPE – Flooding
across Western Europe this week has killed at least 15 people and
displaced tens of thousands. That figure includes 10 dead in southern
Germany, two in France, two in Romania, and one in Belgium, with more
rain expected this weekend, the BBC reports. The storms have also hit
Austria, the Netherlands and Poland, with officials saying climate
change is likely to blame. A study released in March 2014 predicts
climate-change related flooding in Europe will double by 2050, with
costly damage that spans borders.
In Texas, floods have killed at least
12 people, including seven who died late last week and five soldiers
from Fort Hood who died Thursday when their Army truck overturned in a
flooded creek. Four other service members are still missing. CNN notes
this is the second year in a row for 500-year floods to hit the state.
“It just so happens that parts of Texas have seen them now in
back-to-back years, and maybe even twice this year,” CNN Senior
Meteorologist Brandon Miller told the network. “The odds of that
happening are infinitesimally small.” –Huffington Post
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